definitely interested in. So will this extended battery be bigger in size too?

How could it not be? If you have taken off the back cover you will see there is no room for anything else period. I just dont understand why anyone needs more battery life than what it has? I don't talk for thousands of minutes but I never have any issues where I need to recharge OR could have used a longer battery. If I did, I probably use the dang thing too much. Plus, the bulging rear door that would be required is a turnoff.

How could it not be? If you have taken off the back cover you will see there is no room for anything else period. I just dont understand why anyone needs more battery life than what it has? I don't talk for thousands of minutes but I never have any issues where I need to recharge OR could have used a longer battery. If I did, I probably use the dang thing too much. Plus, the bulging rear door that would be required is a turnoff.

I just dont understand why anyone needs more battery life than what it has? I don't talk for thousands of minutes but I never have any issues where I need to recharge OR could have used a longer battery. If I did, I probably use the dang thing too much. Plus, the bulging rear door that would be required is a turnoff.

I'm amazed at how many people can't see beyond the tips of their own noses. Plenty of people have needs/wants (and turn ons/turn offs) that you may not have. It's amazing but true... ;)

I don't see the point either as I charge nightly but I don't feel the need (nor do I have the time) to crap on accessories that I have no need for either. I guess YMMV...

Any and all improvements to battery life is welcome in my opinion. I've noticed that using telenav even for relatively short trips tends to burn through the battery pretty quick as the GPS and screen are on the entire time. Carrying a car charger with me isn't usually a great option, so I need the battery to get me through the entire day and then some. As long as the extended battery isn't too large and ruin the form factor of the 8800, I'm all for it.

Any and all improvements to battery life is welcome in my opinion. I've noticed that using telenav even for relatively short trips tends to burn through the battery pretty quick as the GPS and screen are on the entire time. Carrying a car charger with me isn't usually a great option, so I need the battery to get me through the entire day and then some. As long as the extended battery isn't too large and ruin the form factor of the 8800, I'm all for it.

Thank you for the feedbacks, we will defineitely take this into consideration when we design them.

dont forget that the 8800 form factor may soon have wifi - which might create a definite need for it.

It's possible RIM designed the 8800's battery with the intent that it'd be used to power wifi in a later version. Right now in it's current form (no 3G, no camera, no wifi) the battery seems to be excellent. But other improvements could lead to greater power consumption. I agree with SchmutzBerry, many of us may not have an immediate definite need for an extended battery at the moment, but in a few months this may change big time.